“OpenAI's new Computer History lets ChatGPT learn from everything you do on your Mac, opt-in and screenshot-free, with events processed into memories you fully control.”
OpenAI (Computer History launch), 14 August 2026
Recorded 14 August 2026. Our ruling means: literally true, materially misleading.
It lets ChatGPT learn from everything you do on your computer, so it can better understand how you work, finish tasks that you're in the middle of, and suggest skills and automations based on how you use your computer.
Computer History instead records interaction events exposed through macOS accessibility features, including clicks, typing, keyboard shortcuts, and switching between apps.
Computer History temporarily stores interaction events on the Mac for up to 48 hours. OpenAI says the events are processed on its servers to generate memories, but are not retained after processing or used for training. The resulting plain-text memory files remain stored locally until deleted.
OpenAI also warns that Computer History can increase prompt-injection risk from malicious content in apps or websites. The company recommends pausing collection during communications with other people without their express consent
OpenAI chose to opt-out of the sandbox and store the conversations in plain text in a non-protected location, disabling all of these built-in defenses.
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